The bedroom is the padded nest that launches us into the day and embraces us at day’s end. It is the most personal place in the house because it is where our most private activities take place. No matter how streamlined the rest of the house may be, there are two things that no bedroom can be without if it is to make us feel rested and renewed: a mattress and a carpet.
A carpet is just as critical to a good night’s sleep as a mattress. A lush envelope of protection, it muffles sound from other floors and from footsteps within the bedroom. It caresses us physically when we are at our most exposed. Of all the carpets in the house, it’s the one that our bare feet are guaranteed to come in contact with.